CRICKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18590, 28 December 1934, Page 13

CRICKET

PLUNKET SHIELD PLAY

WIN Lo.R CANTERBURY

MATCH WITH AUCKLAND

(Per Press Association.}

CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Canterbury needed 146 to win. the Pluuket Shield match against 'Auckland when they continued their second innings this morning. Yesterday, Auckland were all out for 187 shortly after tea, and when stumps were drawn Canterbury had scored 91 without loss.

Conditions were anything but promising when. Kerr (40) and Bellamy (37) resumed the innings. The weather was cloudy, and there was a, strong sou’wester. The batsmen, started carefully against the bowling of Cowie and Townsend. Bellamy brought 100 up after 115 minutes, by driving a full toss from Cowie to the off boundary. Ten more runs had been added when Cowie clean bowled Kerr.—llo—l—46. Kerr bad batted for 125 minutes and bit seven fours.

Canterbury lost another wicket soon, Bellamy gtoing Ibw. to Townsend.— 112—2—49.

Cowie was bowling well, keeping the batsnieri comparatively quiet. Page brought 130 up with a cut off Cowie through the slips to the boundary. Oromb started carefully, but soon livened up and reached 20 with a lusty drive off Townsend, which bounded over the fence. He continued to bail brightly, but when 38 was caught at cover by Bush, off Cowie. lie hit, seven fours, and his innings lasted 48 minutes.— 156-3-38.

Oliver joined Pago. Canterbury then still needed 81 runs for a win. Oliver cut Cowie to the boundary and turned him to fine leg for a, pair. Townsend came on, and his good length kept Page fairly subdued. The score crept up, however, both men penetrating the slip cordon, and 170 appeared. Thirteen was the devil's number for Page. A kicking ball from Cowie struck, him on the glove, and Vivian took an easy catch at silly mid-0n.—172—4—13. Page was batting well, and his dismissal was unlucky. At this stage Cowie Itad three wickets for 48 runs. Hadlee joined Oliver and turned Townsend to the line leg fence, and Oliver brought 180 up with a late cut off Cowie. also a boundary. Next ball he was missed bv Matheson in the gully. Oliver and Hadlee kept on quietly, with the fieldsmen on their toes. At lunch the score was 199 for four. Later.—Canterbury won by five wickets. 'Scores:— AUCKLAND First Innings ~ .. .. 279 Second Innings 187 CANTERBURY First Innings .. .. .. 230 Second Innings. Kerr, b Cowie 4G Bellamy, Ibw, b Townsend .. 49 Cromb, c Bpsh, b Cowie .. .. 38 Page, c Vivian, b Cowie .. .. 13 Oliver, b Townsend 3f> Hadlee, not. out 10 * Extras .. .. .. .. 22 Total for five wickets .. 214.